sir, below is the transcript of what i faced when i tried to access a share fm by linux m/c it would be grate if u could help me out [root@linux/root]# smbclient //servername/sharename -U root add interface ip=192.168.1.100 bcast=192.168.1.255netmask=255.255.255.0 Password: Domain=workgroup OS=Unix Server=2.0.7 tree connect failed ERRSRV-ERR invnetname(Invalid network name in tree connect) Thanks; S.S.Anu. _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com